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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

The Speed of Trust (2006) By Stephen M. By Jim Collins. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.” Human Resource Champions (1996). The 7 Habits are: 1) Be proactive.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.